Global Patent Index - EP 2631908 B1

EP 2631908 B1 20170412 - Plasmonic Funnel for Focused Optical Delivery

Title (en)

Plasmonic Funnel for Focused Optical Delivery

Title (de)

Plasmontrichter für fokussierte optische Ausgabe

Title (fr)

Entonnoir plasmonique pour administration optique focalisée

Publication

EP 2631908 B1 20170412 (EN)

Application

EP 13154972 A 20130212

Priority

US 201213403049 A 20120223

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2631908A1] An apparatus includes a transducer including a plasmonic funnel having first and second ends with the first end having a smaller cross-sectional area than the second end, and a first section positioned adjacent to the first end of the plasmonic funnel, and a first waveguide having a core, positioned to cause light in the core to excite surface plasmons on the transducer.

IPC 8 full level

G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01); G11B 5/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G02B 6/12002 (2013.01 - US); G02B 6/1226 (2013.01 - US); G02B 6/4291 (2013.01 - US); G11B 5/1278 (2013.01 - US); G11B 5/4866 (2013.01 - US); G11B 5/6088 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 2006/121 (2013.01 - US); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2631908 A1 20130828; EP 2631908 B1 20170412; CN 103295590 A 20130911; CN 103295590 B 20160504; JP 2013175268 A 20130905; US 2013223196 A1 20130829; US 2015016234 A1 20150115; US 9230582 B2 20160105

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13154972 A 20130212; CN 201310057367 A 20130222; JP 2013027601 A 20130215; US 201213403049 A 20120223; US 201414505771 A 20141003